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The disruption of that gathering had also netted the Order a very unexpected allytwo, if the Gen One assassin whod been bred and raised to serve Dragos and had since come on board with the Order could be trusted. Lucan still wasnt entirely sold on the vampire called Hunter. The male was as cold as a machine, secretive and aloof. Not that his unusual upbringing, denied any comforts and raised in total seclusion from another living soul except for the Minion assigned at birth as his handler, could hardly be expected to produce an easygoing team player. Hunter had given no outward cause to mistrust him, but he still seemed to Lucan a lone wolf of dubious origin, and one whose loyalty had not yet been tested.
But the other new ally to come out of the developments in Montreal was an unquestionable boon to the Order. Her name was Renata, and she had come to the Order as the Breedmate of Nikolai. As Lucan and Gabrielle walked past the weapons room on their way to the tech lab at the other end of the compounds labyrinth of corridors, he saw Niko and Renata inside, competing to obliterate twin targets at the end of the range. Leave it to a gearhead like Niko to pair up with a female who knew her way around automatic weaponry. But the couples shared interests went much deeper than metal and explosives; they were also guardians to an orphaned young Breedmate named Mira, whom theyd rescued from a dangerous situation in Montreal and taken under their wing as their own child.
With Niko and Renata at the range was Tegan, one of the longest-standing members of the Order, and the warriors Breedmate, Elise. When Tegan saw Lucan and Gabrielle walking past, he said something close to Elises ear, kissed her, then came outside to the corridor.
He gave Gabrielle a nod of greeting, but when hisgem-green gaze lit back on Lucan, he was all grim business. You talk to Gideon yet tonight?
Lucan shook his head. We were just on our way to the tech lab now to see him. Why do I get the feeling this is not going to be a good night?
Bad news out of Germany Tegan said, raking a hand through his tawny hair. No doubt you recall the explosion that took out Andreas Reichens Darkhaven?
Yeah. Lucan recalled, all right. The Order lost one of its best civilian alliesa true friendthe night that Reichen and his family were killed in the freak blast that leveled his estate. The loss had hit the warriors pretty hard, and not just for the fact that Reichen had been an instrumental partner in the Orders current efforts to take out Dragos. He was a good man, an honorable male who should have lived to see the peace that his efforts with the Order were helping to ensure.
Tegans tone was as grave as his expression. Gideon got a report out of Hamburg today. Seems another Darkhaven over there went up in flames last night. Complete annihilation.
Good lord, Gabrielle whispered, clutching Lucans hand a bit tighter. Were there any survivors?
Just one, Tegan said. An Enforcement Agent doing security detail there who managed to escape and report the attack. He died a few hours later.
You said attack? Lucan frowned, not liking the sound of that at all. What exactly do we know about this?
Not much right now. Gideons still gathering intel, but the Agency is keeping a lot of it close to their chest. The Darkhaven that went down last night belonged to one of their directors. Second-generation civilian named WilhelmRoth. Apparently, the director and his Breedmate were both out of town at the time, lucky for them.
Lucan didnt know Roth, but then he and the rest of the Order werent exactly on friendly terms with most of the Enforcement Agency, either here in the States or abroad. The Order tended to think the Agency was a lot of pompous blowhards more interested in their own personal gain than public safety, and the Agency tended to think the
The disruption of that gathering had also netted the Order a very unexpected allytwo, if the Gen One assassin whod been bred and raised to serve Dragos and had since come on board with the Order could be trusted. Lucan still wasnt entirely sold on the vampire called Hunter. The male was as cold as a machine, secretive and aloof. Not that his unusual upbringing, denied any comforts and raised in total seclusion from another living soul except for the Minion assigned at birth as his handler, could hardly be expected to produce an easygoing team player. Hunter had given no outward cause to mistrust him, but he still seemed to Lucan a lone wolf of dubious origin, and one whose loyalty had not yet been tested.
But the other new ally to come out of the developments in Montreal was an unquestionable boon to the Order. Her name was Renata, and she had come to the Order as the Breedmate of Nikolai. As Lucan and Gabrielle walked past the weapons room on their way to the tech lab at the other end of the compounds labyrinth of corridors, he saw Niko and Renata inside, competing to obliterate twin targets at the end of the range. Leave it to a gearhead like Niko to pair up with a female who knew her way around automatic weaponry. But the couples shared interests went much deeper than metal and explosives; they were also guardians to an orphaned young Breedmate named Mira, whom theyd rescued from a dangerous situation in Montreal and taken under their wing as their own child.
With Niko and Renata at the range was Tegan, one of the longest-standing members of the Order, and the warriors Breedmate, Elise. When Tegan saw Lucan and Gabrielle walking past, he said something close to Elises ear, kissed her, then came outside to the corridor.
He gave Gabrielle a nod of greeting, but when hisgem-green gaze lit back on Lucan, he was all grim business. You talk to Gideon yet tonight?
Lucan shook his head. We were just on our way to the tech lab now to see him. Why do I get the feeling this is not going to be a good night?
Bad news out of Germany Tegan said, raking a hand through his tawny hair. No doubt you recall the explosion that took out Andreas Reichens Darkhaven?
Yeah. Lucan recalled, all right. The Order lost one of its best civilian alliesa true friendthe night that Reichen and his family were killed in the freak blast that leveled his estate. The loss had hit the warriors pretty hard, and not just for the fact that Reichen had been an instrumental partner in the Orders current efforts to take out Dragos. He was a good man, an honorable male who should have lived to see the peace that his efforts with the Order were helping to ensure.
Tegans tone was as grave as his expression. Gideon got a report out of Hamburg today. Seems another Darkhaven over there went up in flames last night. Complete annihilation.
Good lord, Gabrielle whispered, clutching Lucans hand a bit tighter. Were there any survivors?
Just one, Tegan said. An Enforcement Agent doing security detail there who managed to escape and report the attack. He died a few hours later.
You said attack? Lucan frowned, not liking the sound of that at all. What exactly do we know about this?
Not much right now. Gideons still gathering intel, but the Agency is keeping a lot of it close to their chest. The Darkhaven that went down last night belonged to one of their directors. Second-generation civilian named WilhelmRoth. Apparently, the director and his Breedmate were both out of town at the time, lucky for them.
Lucan didnt know Roth, but then he and the rest of the Order werent exactly on friendly terms with most of the Enforcement Agency, either here in the States or abroad. The Order tended to think the Agency was a lot of pompous blowhards more interested in their own personal gain than public safety, and the Agency tended to think the
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